5th edition of the Euro-Arab Youth Forum
The 5th Euro-Arab Youth Forum was held in September 2015 at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, under the theme “Learning and Practicing Citizenship”.
The Strasbourg Message summarises the expectations and conclusions of the participants in relation to the cooperation:
“As young people from the European and Arab regions, we are facing a number of related concerns. In many countries in the regions the space for civil society is shrinking, there is poor access to social rights, corruption is rampant and governments are not accountable to their citizens. As regards inclusive and diverse societies, member states should ensure participation for all - including all genders, nationals and non - nationals, and minorities. European and Arab young people together with the Council of Europe and the League of Arab States need to tackle these important issues that limit the fulfillment of citizenship, participation and freedom of expression.”
The forum respects the principles of co-management in place in the youth sector of the Council of Europe, notably through the involvement of the Advisory Council on Youth and of the European Steering Committee on Youth. The European Youth Forum is an institutional partner for the Council of Europe in these activities. The European Youth Forum associates European youth organisations to this process, as exemplified in the pioneering work of the Euro– Arab Coordination Meeting for Youth Organizations.